The Sun. — London, England, 1838-01-12 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The great bustlo and anxiety which prevailed during the whole of yesterday in the City have this morning greatly sub sided, as the fear entertained that further mischief would occur from the Fire at the Royal Exchange has now disappeared. Nevertheless the engines are still at stork on the ruins, which at some parts are still burning, particularly atjhe back part of the Royal Exchange, the whole or which is new propped up. At the Cornhill side of the Alley the engines are also playing. The excellent measures adopted by the City Authorities in erecting barriers at the avenues leading to the Royal Exchange, and placing a number of the City Police behind them, to pre vent persons who have no business in the neighbourhood of the ruins, has rendered essential service to the shopkeepers and householders who have not been injured by the fire : also by keeping the passage free to the Bank and Stock Exchange. This morning the books of Lloyd's were opened at the Old London Tavern, where the Underwriters are assembled, to carry on their usual business. We hear that about sixty persons have been deprived of their business and offices round the Royal Exchange, by the fire. The Tower of the Royal Exchange is reported not to be in danger at present; but we have no doubt it must be taken down before the March winds take place, as well as some of the walls round the ruing, which have bulged, and appear as if they were atout to give way. Up to the present hour we do not hear of any further accident. The foggy weather prevents crowds assembling, as the ruins cannot be seen without one is close upon them, which is pre vented by the police. The large iron chest discovered in the wall, we hear, belongs to the Royal Exchange Insurance Office, who fortunately have savtii most of their books, and commence business this morning in their new Establishment in Lombard-street. TIMP. FUNDS. Owing to the fog and contrary winds, we have scarcely any arrivals this morning, with the exception of the usual foreign mails : consequently, to the present hour 1 here is a stagnation in the operations of the funds, both in the British and Foreign markets. Consols opened this morning at the leaving-off price of yesterday, 924 a for the Account ; Exchequer Bills, 2Nd. per day, 52 34 ; ditto, 2d. per day, 52 34 ; India Bonds, 52 54 : Bank Stock, 204 205. Spanish Active, the same as the closing price, l9i 20-,1,-; Portuguese, 291 30 ; Three per C e nt s ., 194 i. ; Brasil, 72,1; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 521 f . PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIt. Bank Stock 0.)41.; sii l lndia Stoeic... ' , 61 3 per Cent. ite:',. S per Cent. Cons 90% 1 South sca Stock 3)4 per Cent...—. . ......... .. New 3)4 per Cen• 9a14%% 3 pee Cent. Annuities, ;Ti New 5 per Cent.. - Exch. Bills, i:1,410 53 56 urn Sank LongAnnuitiestnegpire Ditto 5114 53 56 nn. Jan. 5, 1860 Oct. 10, 1 859 — Ditto Commercial — pin. Jan. 5, IMSO Jan. 5, 1.63. Apri, 5, Mit -.. .. . India7,tock for Account 206.4 Jan:. t.„ 1870 — Consnls for Acconnt to% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bond.. Belgian Bonds . . Ditte Account Portuguese Bonds Brazilian fiends .............72) 14 Ditto Account — Ditto Account ..... 715 Piths New Bonds 2054.% Buenos Ayres Bands — D.tto Account — Ditto Account ChA i iian Bonds Prussian Bonds - Dis:o Account Catumbian Bonds . — Ditto Account ....... ........... Ditto Account. . Caltonbian Bonds, 1624.......,, '21% Spanish Bonds — Ditto Account — Ditto Account ~. Dsnish Bonds ...... ... .. Ditto Bonds, IR3i 2O Ditto Accoun t..... Creek 80n5i5..„..... ...... ......... French, 5 per cent.......... —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1625 — ------ 4 per cent D:tto 72 4 mount — --... 3 per cent Messcan sAruis, 5 per cent ... --. Exchange Ditto Account ...... ...... .... Dutch, 2ya per cent 52%4 Ditto, B . per cent. ...... ...... Ditto Account ...... . Data Account .. Ditto, t per cent lOl4 %14 % Neapolitan — Ditto Account PRICES OF SHARES Till DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share. 131rni:ngham and Derby Railway Company 2O 15 Eastern Counties Railway 3 I (heat Western Railway Company 55 6 3%54 Brighton Railway Company $ 4%%%6 I. , ndon and Birmingham Railway Company 9O 16 3 6 4% '5 Ditto ',4 Shares 5 28 3 I 'A% London and Southampton (New) R a il wa y I 3114 2044 iianciaestur aid Leeds Railway Coinpany R , I: nchcster and Birmingham Railway 5 4A 3; North Midland Railway Company 25 25 Bsitish North American Bank PRICES OR IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, JANUARY 0. 3 per Cent. Consols 90% Grand Canal l)ebs. 6 per cent. 90% Ditto Reduced - Ditto, 4 per cent ... ........ ... 8% per Ceti'. Stock s7i, Hibet Can Bank Ditto New, Ift3o .3': per Cent. Debentures Bank Stock - City Debentures, 4 per cent._ 734 Illeyal Canal Stocktallest Office Debentures, 4 per Grand Canal Stock — cent HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The firemen are now busy in searching the ruins, and tak ing .out the papers and books, not entirely consumed, belong ina to the Royal Exchange Insurance Company, and other offices. At present only one or two engines aro at work in extinguishing some parts of the ruins which are still smok ing on the r.ernhill side, and they are busy in propping up the wall on the Bank building side. However, all apprehen sion of any furthey danger has disappeared. Excellent orde is kept by the police. and the pickpockets will have but little chance of plunder. The front door of the Bank, Cornhill side, is open, and free ingress is obtained. The large iron safe belonging to the Royal Exchange Insurance Company still remains strongly fixed in the wall. Consols have rather improved since the early part of the morning, and may be quoted at 924 for the Account, for Money 904 91. Exchequer Bills. 53 56 at 2d. per day, ditto, at 2d. per day, the same ; India Bonds, 54 52 ; Bank Stock, 2044 2051. In the Foreign Market little doing. Belgian, 10*; Bra .zilian, :I ; Spanish, 20, with Coupons ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 194; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52 A good deal doing in Shares, prices higher. London and Brighto►:, It discount. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 921. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES BBirriqH FUNDS. Bank Stock s«. 2 5 1 4 Omni= per Cent. iled 11! , India Stock : ............ ..........261 3 per Cent. Cons 9l Ditto IZonds 31,, per Cent. $l 4 per Cent. ;led 09 1 A, Ditto Old Annuities New 3Li per Cent.... 93% Ditto New APnuitic- 8934 4 per Cent. Assented Dissented Lung Annuities to expire Ditto 5001 56 pm Jaa 1860 — Bank Stock for Opg. Oct 1850 lndia Stock for Act. 0 6614 .lati. /860 141%, I Consols fur Act. FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. .ISelgion, 5 uer cent lo l l,i ' Ditto, New Ditto 2 9 54 Brazilian 13ands .., 71 1 ,4 : Prussian, 5 per cent............ .. Buenas Ayres, 6 per cunt — • Russian Bonds, 5 per cent ....UN Chilian, 6 per cent — j Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per cent. ...... ... Spanish, 5 per cent 1 9 3.4 Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cent , French, 5 pet cent ... ...... —'. —r. Greek Bonds, 1825,5 per cent. Exchang, 3 lexican, 5 per cent. Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 Peruvian. 1895,6 per cent..,, ! Ditto, 5 per cent, ........ ..... ... 101% NH A ItES. Birmingham and Derby Railway /514 Eastern Counties Railway Great Werdern Railway London and Brighton Railway 4 London and Birmingham Railway London and Southampton (New) ... 51anchester and Leeds Railway MaLehester and Birmingham Railway North Midland Railway No other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o'cloo% List. BELGIAN I' UNDS—BauosaLa, JAN. 10. Actual Debt, 2,' per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. Loan of Thirty Millions 9.3% Loan of City, 1832. 4 per Cent ILO Society of Commerce, 4 S,', per Cent 156 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 144 National Society . DUTCH FUNDS.—AmsTEnnali, JAN. tS. Actual Debi, 2} q per Cent. Do do. 5 per Cent. Amort Syndic 45., per Cent., Do. do. 3t per Cent. Commercial Company, 4%, per Cent 171.4 New ditto —Brussels Papers. Jan. 10. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VizxuA, JAN. 2. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares —Allgetneine Zestung, Jan. 7. TIIE EARL OF ELDON.—We regreat to hear that the Earl of Eldon lies in a most dangerous state at his house in Hamilton-place, Piccadilly, and that his dissolution is hourly expected. The Noble arid Learned Lord, who was born in the year 1751, is now in his 87th year. THE WEATHER.—LONDON, JAN. 12.—The thermometer at 9 this morning stood at 20, and the barometer since yesterday has risen from 30.02 to 30.38. There has been a dense fog all the morning with every symptom of a continued severe frost. THE WEATHER.—At length we hare something like g entle frost, whi c h, we wou ld f a i n h ope , w ill l as t a few reeks. Cranreuch, morning and evening, indicates some ap proaching change, and possibly enough in the course of a week, the Curling fraternity will he gratified to their heart's content. Saturday last was like a day in April, and from 'what is said in the London papers, the banks of the Nith must !lave borne a close resemblance to the banks of the Thames. Most spring flowers have come a month earlier than usual ; snow -drops and crocuses arc quite rife, to sa3 nothing of the pansies, polyanthuses, auricular, Christmas roses, &c. &c. ; 42 1 1 d never perhaps were the parterres as rich at the same sea son. --Dun fries Courier of Tuesday last. Tn s it IvEß.—Yesterday the bosom of 'r Old Father Tham es , ' was covered with drifting shoals of ice, which greatly impeded the navigation of the river. The poor watermun had the greatest diliCeilitY in pursuing their calling. At nine a.m. the thermometer placed at the entrance to the Superintendent's Office, London Docks', was at the mark 22 degrees On Saturday last, about five o'clock, A.M., there hying a dense fog, and the tirld blowing a stiff gale from the S. S. w. at the time, the fine brig Waterwith, of Whitehaven, Captai n N ew b y, b ur d en 400 t ons , w i t h a ge n e r al cargo, and hound from Liverpool to Barbadoes, struck on the Blaekwater hank, and immediately sunk on her beam ends. Just as she st ank the long-boat was carried away from her fastenings, and ( The of the men dashed into her by a succeeding wave, who was thus most providentially saved, as the boat was mon after washed ashore near Courtosen Harbour. All hands made the l and in safety. In a five-oared boat, If Government longer defer the practical consideration of a safety harbour on the sq llth coast of Ireland, and a floating light in the North Bay, let the consequences be on their own heads.— Wexford Inde- Pendent, NEWSPAPER STAMPS. A return of the number of Stamps issued to all News papers for five months, from Ist July to 30th November, has just been published, for which at present we have no t room. We merelyadrert to itto•day,in sonsequenecoragros s misrepresent.aticn contained in the Standard of last evening. That veracious oracle, not content with giving the return for the five months according to the Parliamentary Re turn, goes back and adds the last return for the provious six months of the year. Having stated this, the Standard goes on to say— From these Oicial documents it will be seen that the Standard and the St. James' Chronicle, still take the lead of all Contemporaries, each in its respective class." With the latter Paper we have nothing to de ; and we only now wait to learn whether the Standard means to insist, that its present circulation exceeds that of The Sun, or even comes anything up to it ? In a day or two we shall expose the fallacyand utterhumbug of these Parliamentary returns. A certain Journal, wish ►ng to cut a figure among its advertising would-be connection, purchases two or three m•nths' stamps in ad vance, just towards the close of a month, and then gets an obsequious Member to move for the return of Stamps, ece.! ! The wiseacre thinks that in deserving himself, ho will deceive other people. PRIVATE BUSINESS OF PARLIA- MENT. MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE COLL Andover, Visc.—Malmesbury Alsager, Captain—Surrey Alexander, Viscount—Tyrone Arbuthnot, Gen.—Kineardineshira Barrington, Lord—Berksh ris Barr , G. S.—Cork Co. Benett, J.—South Wiltshire Berkeley, Hon. G.—Gloucestershire, Blackstone, W. S.—Wallingford Bodkin, John James—Galway Brodie, W. B.—Salisbury Bruges, \\ • H. L.—Bath Burdett, Sir F.—North Wiltshire Burrell, Sir C.—Shoreham Byng, George—Middlesex Carliac, Sir James IL—Sandwich Cavendish, Hon. C.—East Sussex Chandos, Marquis of—flocks Childers, John W.—Malton Chisholm, A. \V.—lnverness-shire Clayton, Sir William—Marlow Codrington, C. W.—Gloucestershire Compton, H. Combe—Hampshire Corry, Hon. H. L.—Tyrone Co. Crawford, W.—London I)arby, George—East Sussex Denison, \V. J.—\ est Sussex D'lsraeli,• B.—Maidstone Dowdeswell, W.—Tewkesbury Outfield, T.—Abingdon Egerton, Sir P.—Cheshire Egerton, W. Tatton—Cheshire Ellis, John—Newry Estcourt, T G. B.—Oxford Univ. Eliot, Hon. J. C.—Roxburglishire Etwall, Ralph—Andover Fitzgibbon, Hon. IL—Limerick Co. Fleming, olin—Hampshire Goddard, Ambrose—Cricklade Gordon, Bobert—Windsor Gore, 0. J. R.—Carnarvonshire Goring, H. D.—New Shoreham Greene, T. G.—Lancashire Grimston, Hon. E. H.—St. Alban's Grote, George—London Hale, B. IL—Gloucestershire Hall, Benjamin—Marylebone Harcourt, G. G.—Oxfordshire Harcourt, Geo. Simon—Bucks Harvey, D. W.—Southwark Hawkins, J. H.—Newport, I. Wight Heathcote, Sir W.-5 Hampshire Herbert, Hon. S.—south Wilts O SIT ON COMMITTEES NTY BERKS. Jollifre, Sir W. —Petersfield Kemble, IL—Fast Surrey Ker, David—Downotrick Knight, H. G.—Nottinghamshire Langdale, Hon. C.—Knareshorout‘h Letevre, C. Shaw—North Hants Lennox, Lord J. G.—West Sussex Lewis, Wyndham—Maidstone Lincoln, Ear! of—South Notts Long, 'W.—North Wiltshire Mackinnon, W. A.—Lymington wartin, 'Thomas—Galway Co. Martin, John—Tewkesbury Marton, Geo.—Lahcaster Milton, Lord—Malton Moreton, Hon. A.—Gloucestershire Muskett, George A.—St. Alban's Neeld, John—Cricklade Nichol', J —Cardiff Norrevs, Lord—Oxfordshire O'Brien, W. S.—Limerick Co. Palmer, R.--Berkshire 'Palmer, Charles Fyshe—Reading Parker, T. A. W.—Oxfordshire 'Pattison, James—London !Pemberton, Thomas—Ripon Perceval, G. J. West Surrey 'Peyton, Henry—Woodstock IPhillputts, John—Glou• ester • Powerscourt, Viscount—Bath Praed, W. M —Aylesbury Pringle, Alexander—Selkirkshire Pusey, Philip—Berkshir Ramsbottom, J.—Windsor Rettington, T. N.—Dundalk Rich, H —Knaresborough Rickford, William—Aylesbury Roche, E. 11.—Cork Co Rolleston, Col.—South Nottingham Russell, Lord John —Stroud Scarlett, Hon. J. Y.—Guildford Scrope, Poulett—Stroud Shelborne, Earl of—Caine Stanley, E. John—North Cheshire Stewart, John—Lymington Sulkies, Sir E.—Ripon Surrey, Earl of—West Sussex Talfourd, Mr. Serjeant —Reading Tancred, H. W.—Banbury Troubridge, Sir T. E.—Sandwich Wall, C. Baring—Guildford Wemyss, Captain—Fifeshire Whalley, Sir S.—Maryleberie Wilbraham, George— Cheshire Williams, Thomas—Marlow Wood, Sir Matthew—London Wood, Thomas—Middlesex Wyndham, Wadham—Salisbury Young, Sir W.—Bucks 7 • Holmes, Hon W.—lsle of Wight Hope, H. 'f.—Gloucester Hope, James—Linlithgowshire Houldsworth, T.—Nottingharnshire; Humphery, John—Southwark Inglis, Sir It. H.—Oxford University) COUNTY OF I Aglionby, H. A.—Cockermouth Alford, Viscount—Bedfordshire Alsager, R.—Surrey Alston, Rowland—Hertfordshire Barrington, Viscount—Berkshire Bateman, J.—Tralee ' Blackstone, W. S.—Wallingford Byng, George—Middlesex Byng, Right Hon. G. S —Chatham Cantilupe, V iseount—Helston Cartwright, Win. E.—South Nor.; thamptonshire Chandos, Marquis of—Bucks Chetwynd, Major W.— Stafford Colquhoun, Sir J.—Dunbartonshire Colquhoun, John C —itenfrew Cowper, Hon. W. F.—Hertford Currie, Raikes—Nirthampton Darner, G. L. D.—Portarungton Dashwood, G. H.—Wycombe Dick, Quinttn—Maldon Divett, Edward—Exeter Denison, W. J.—West Surrey Duffield, Thomas—Abingdon Dundas, Hon. T.—Richniond Dundas, F.—Orkney krunlop, John—Ayrshire Estcourt, T. G. B.—tixford Univ. Evans, W. De Lacy—Westminster Farr.intl, Hobert— Stafford Fazakertey, J. N.—Peterborough Fitzalan, Lord—Arundel Fitzsimon, N.—King's Co. Foley, E. T.—Herefordshire Follett, Sir W.—Exeter Fort, J.—Clitheroe Fremantle, Sir T.—Buckingham Gordon, R.—Windsor Grattan, Ilenry—Meath Brimstone, E. H.—St. Albans Grosvenor, Lord R.—Chester Hall, Benjamin— Marylebone Harcourt, G. S.—Bucks Harcourt, B. G.—Oxfordshire Harvey, D. W.—Southwark Heathcoat, J.—Tiverton Heathcote, Sir G.—llittlatitishire Heneage, Edward—Grimsby Heron, Sir R.—Peterborough Hope, H. 'T.—Gloucester) Hope, James —Linlithgow Horsinan, Edward—Cockermouth Hoskins, K.—Herefordshire Houstoun, George—llentrewshire Ilumpliery, John—Southwark Univ.lngham, I{.—Sou h Shields Inglis, big H. H —Oxford Irving, Jphn_Antrim Co, f Jenkins, Bichtirst—Shrewsbury Jervis, J,—Chester l I Kemble, West Surrey BUCKINGHAM. Kerrison, Sir Edward—Eye Knightlev, Sir C.—Northamptonsh. Leader, John T.— %\ estminster Macnamara, W.—Clare Co. Mahon, Viscount— Hertford Maidstone, Visc.—North Northamp. tonshlre Nfaunsell, T. P.—Northamptonshire Muskett, 0." A.—St. Albans Noel, Sir G. N.—Rutlandshire .iNorrcys, Lord—Oxfordshire Northland, Viscount—Dungannon o'Brien, Cornelius—Clare O'Connell, Morgan—Meath O'Neill, Hon. General—Antrim Co. 'Paget, Frederick—Beaumaris :Palmer, Robert--Berks (Palmer, 11. F.—Reading ralmerston, Viscount—Tiverton !Parker, T. A. W,—Oxfordshire Parker, John—Sheffield Peyton, Henry— woodstock Perceval, G. J.—West Surrey :Phillpotts, Juhe—Gloucester !Polhill, Frederick—Bedford Ponsonby, J. G 15.—Derby 'Poulter, J. S.—Shaftesbury 'Powell, Colonel—Cardiganshire Praed, W. M —Aylesbury Price, Sir R.—Herefordshire IPusey, Philip—Berkshire Rae, Right lion. Sir Wm.—Bute Itamsbottom, John—Berkshire Bickford, \V.—Aylesbury Round, John—Maltion Russell, Lord C.—Bedfordshire IScarlett, Hon. J. Y.—Guildford jSeale, Colonel—Dartmo u th IShelborne, Earl of—Caine Sheppard, Thomas--Frome ISlaney, R. A.—Shrewsbury Smith, A.— iferkfufilshire Smith, Hon. It,—Wycombe ,Speirs ' Alexander—Richm o nd Spry, Sir S. T.—Bodmin Stewart, Henry—Bedford Smith, R. V.- - Northampton Strutt, Edward—Derby Talfourd, T. Noon—Reading Tancred, W. H.—Banbury Thompson, Ald.—Sunder land Verney, Sir H.—Buckinglusm Vivian, Major Charles—Bodmin Wall, C. B. —Guilford Waro, H. G.—Sheffield Westenra, Hon. J. C.—. King's Co. Whalley, Sir S.—Marylehotie White, Andrew —Sunderland !Wood, T. J.—Middlesex Young, Sir %V. L —Bucks COUNTY OF Alford, Viscount— Bedfordshire Alston, Itowland— Hertfordshire Bagge, W.—West Norfolk Bailey, Joseph... Worcester Bailey, J.—Sudbury Barnes, Sir E.—Sudbury Beivoish, F. B.—Cork t3entinck, Lord W —Glasgow lentinek, Lord (I,—Lynn Bothell, lt.—East Yorkshire Blackburne, LJ.-.-Warrington Blunt, Sir Charles—Lewes Bradsnaw, James—Canterbury Bramston, T. W.—Esser. South ' Broadley, Henry—East Yorkshire Brownr gg, J. S.—LiustOn Bulwer, E. L.—Lincoln By lig George —Middlesex burroughes,_ H. N.—East Norfolk , Callaghan, o,—Cork City Canning, Bight Hon, Sir S.—King's, Lynn Cartwright, W. It —B, NOrtllamp tonshire Cuyley, E. S.—N. Yorkshire Chaplin, CAlenel—Stamford Chichester, J, B.—Barnstaple Chute, W. L. W,—.West Noifolk Conolly, Edward M.—Donegal Cooper, B, J.—Sligo Co. Cowper, W, y,—Hertford Crawford, W,—,London Crii.ps, Joseph—Cirencester Currie, Raikes—Northampton Davies, Colonel—Worerstsr Denistouti, J.—Glasgow Dirk, Quintin—Maldun Duke, Sir James—Boston Doneombe, Hon. W.—Yorkshira i'=Atini, ,L. , •Cainlaridgeshiao Edwards, John—Monsgornery Ellicu, Capt. A —llarwiich Evans, G.—Dublin County Eazakerley, J. N,--Peterborough, Eeilden, W. J.—Blackburn Eellowes, Edw.—Huntingdonshlre Fitzroy, - ULM, Henry—Lewes Gibson, '1 hernas—lpswich Goultiurn, Right i,tra bridge University Granby' ' Marquis Of—Sta I tnfArd ' Grant, Hon. Colonel—Elginshire Gronston, Vi'count=Hertfordshire Grimetun, Hun. E. H.—St. AlbunS Grote, London Handley, Hunry,-.4,lneollishire Hawk es, Thomas—Donley Hayes, Sir E.—Donegal Heatticote, J.—Lincoinshlre Ileneage, Henniker, Lord—East Suftblk CAMBRIDGE. Heron, Sir R.—Peterborough ilerries, Right Hon. J. C.—Harwich Houston, G. J.—Renfiewshire Johnstone, JJ. .1 . 1r —Poinfries-shire errison, Sir E.—Eye Knightley, Sir C.— Northamptonsh. Law, Hon. C. E.—Cambridge Univ. Litton, E.—Coleraine Logan, Hart—West Suffolk Mackensie, W. F.—Peeblesshirs Mahon, Viscount—Hertford Maliony, Pierce—Kinsale Maidstone, Visrt.—Noithamptonsh. Master, Colonel—Cirencester Millies, R. M.—Pontefrast Maunsell, T. P. -Nortnamptonsh. Morpeth, Lord—Yorkshire Muskett, G. A.—St. Albans Power, John—Waterford Pryme, George—Cambridge Palmer, George—Essex Pattison, James—London Peel, Col. Jonathan—Huntingdon rerceval, Colonel—Sligo Co, Polhill, F.—Bedford Pollock, Sir F.—Huntingdon Praed, W. M.—Aylesbury Reid, Sir J. Rae—Dover Rice, Edward Royd—Dover Rice, Right lion. T. s.—Cambridge Richards, Richard—Merionethshire Itickford, Aylesbury uippon, C.—Gateshead R o und, Charles Grey—Essex Round, John—Maldon Rombold, C. K—Yarmouth Itu§libruoke, Colonel—Sufiblk Russell, Lord C, J, F.—Bcdfordshirs Sanderson, Richard—Colchester Sibthorp, Colonel—Lincoln Smith, Abel—Hertfordshire Smith, R. Vernon—Northampton Smyth, Sir Henry—Colchester Stahsgeld, W It. C.—Huddersfield hir —West Yorkshire Stuart, Henry—Pedtbrd Stuart, Villiers—Waterford Co, Sturdily, W, Navvy—Pontefract Thornhill, flito,-.4luntingclonshire TowiJen R. G.— C4rnbringechire Tam 11, Henry—lpswich Inrner, W.—tllackburn Tyrrch, Sir J. T,—North Essex WIT, Sir Ch4lieS It s.-Stlfrolk wodehow, Etimuntl—Nortolk Wood, I'. J.—Middlesex Wood, G. W.—Kentiat IWood Sir M.—London Worslpy, Lord—Lincolnshire Yorke,' Elisot T,-,-cainbridgeshire ----- THE NEW NOVEL, f‘ LOVE."—Lady Charlotte could not have paid a finer compliment to her sex than by painting " Mabel Elton;" nor, if rightly understood, is the conception of the character of Miss Clermont, extraordinary as it is, less complimentary. ligal life, we are sure, has many Mabel Eltons ; we would fain believe that Miss Clermonts are "scarcer than phcenixes." The gentlemen aro certainly not complimented by the picture of Lord Herbert it must be unpleasantly true to many readers ; while there may be people living who could point out more than one or two ori ginals of Sir Charles Lennard, though his point of depravity is not everywhere or easily to be attained.— Couri Journal. RAFF HALL.--Attempts seem to be making of late to turn the tide of public attention trim the sayings and doings of the high world to those of the middle ranks, 'We have just had one very interesting illustration of this fact in the admirable novel of Mr. Horace Smith, entitled "Jane Lomax;" and the title of Mr, Sulivan's new work, just an nounced, would seem to indicate a production of the same order. Whether " Raff Hall" is situated in the locelitY Of St. Giles's or St. James's we are at present, however, in the dark. In any case the talents of the writ er g i ve promise of a work full of amusement, character, and knowledge of human life and society. O'CONNELL AND THE TRADES COMBINATION. —The meeting which took pla ce i n Dublin on Monday last, and the report of which we were enabled by an express to lay before the readers of The Sun on the following Wednesday did not conclude till nearly ni ne otelueg. i'4', Q'Cppnell proceeded to deal with his subject at gieat length. geveral other gentlemen addressed the meeting, most of them in favour of Mr. O'Connell. Tho business concluded by the chairman bringing fere t ,ed a resolution to the effect that a tradesmen's hall, with suitable cmnfi t iqer.rooms, should b, erp , : t 4 4 the city. The proposition was rcceivo4 loud acclamations,Yr; 9'Connell and Mr. Purcell . 4np o uneed, amidst continued chee; . ;og, that they would 'subsCrilie 100/. each towards the undertaking. iiever4 other gentlemen put down their names for various sums. THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1838. WINDSOR-THURSDAY Viscount Duncannon and the Hon. Miss Ponsonby took ►eave of her Majesty this morning, and left the Castle for their residence in town. Lord and Lady John Russell also left this morning for town. Owing to the severity of the weather, the Queen has not been out again to-day. Her Majesty, it is expected, will leave Windsor on Tuesday next, the 16th instant, for Buckingham Palace. Besides the Queen, there were present at the royal dinner table yesterday evening her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kett, Lady Portman, Lady Mary Stopford, Viscounts Mel bourne and Palmerston, Mr. and Lady C. Digby, Viscount Duncannon and the Hon. Miss Ponsonby, Baroness Lehsen, Viscount Torrington, Hon. Colonel Grey, Hon. Mr. and Mica Murray, Lord and Lady John Russell, Baron Stockmar, Hon. Mrs. Campbell, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Hon. Misses Davys, Leyeester, &c. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Glou cester yesterday at Gloucester House. Lord and Lady John Russell left Windsor Cagle yesterday afternoon, and returned to their residence in Wilton-are:;cent. Viscount Duncannon also left Windsor Castle yesterday on his return to town. Viscount Palmerston arrived at Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty, on Wednesday, from lirocket Hall, Herts. The Commander of the Forces had an interview with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial Office. Mr. A. Schloss has submitted to her Majesty the Queen Dowager the " English Bijou Almanac," and the Album Tel.- lets, which have also received the approbation of the Queen, and of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Prince Michel Soutzo, at the Sackville Hotel, Sack ville-street, from Greece; Lord and Lady Erskine, at Rapp's Family Hotel, Golden-square, from Germany ; the Countess of Charlemont and Lady Elizabeth Clements, in Grosvenor street, from Brighton; Viscount Beresford, in Cavendish square, from a visit to Mr. Hope, at Deepdene, Kent; Lord Forrester, in Clarges-street, from a visit to the Duke of Rut land, at Belvoir Castle; Sir William R. Bull, Bart., in St. James's -street, from Sussex ; thu Hon. George Byng, M. P., in Belgr a v e - square , f rom a v i s i t to the Marquis and -Marchio ness of Anglesey, at Beaudesert, Staffordshire ; Lord Burg_ hersh, in Grosvenor-square, from a tour of visits ; J. P. Hutchinson, Esq., American Consul at Lisbon, and Mrs. Hutchinson and family, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's -street, from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Clifton, at ditto, from Hampshire ; Hon. Major and Mrs. Murray, at ditto, from Northampton shire; H. R. Yorke, Esq., and Bon. Mrs. Yorke, at ditto, from Paris ; Sir John Thorold, Bart., at ditto, from ditto ; Lord Thomas Cecil, at ditto, from Nottingham ; Colonel Dundas, at ditto, from ditto ; John Bird, Esq., Family, and Suite, at the Green Park Hotel, Piccadilly, from Brussels. DEPARTURES. Lord William Russell, from Belgrave-square, for Brighton; Sir F. Stannar, for St. Leonards ; the Hon William Howard, M. P., for Brighton ; R. Sidney Holden, Esq.. from the Green Park H o t e l, f or Edinburgh; Captain Chamler and Mr. W. Dick, from Ibbotson's Hotel, for Boulogne. CHANGES. The Marquis of Douro, at Badminton, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, from Hatfield House, Herts, the seat of the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury; the Hon. A. Murray, on a ♦isit to the Earl and Countess of Craven, at Coombe Abbey, from Windsor; the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, at Rugg - rove Hill, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Clanwilliam, from Belvoir Castle, the mansion of the Duke of Rutland ; the Earl of Besborough, at Brighton, from the seat of the 'Countess of Newburgh, near Arundel ; Viscount Boyne, at his seat near Ludlow, from Paris ; the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke, at Drayton Manor, o❑ a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Peel, from their seat, Wimpole Hall, near Arrington, Cambridgeshire ; the Hon. Mrs. Cavendish, at Chatsworth, on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire, from Holkar Hall, near Milntliorpe, Lanca shire; Sir L. Greenwell, at Brighton, from Yorkshire; the Earl of Ossory and Lord Walter Butler, at Dublin, from Kil kenny Castle: Sir Frederick Fowke, at Paris, from Kent; Viscount Palmerston, at his scat, Broadlands, Hants, from Broekett Mall ; the Hon. Major and Mrs. Westenra, at Kingstown, from Dublin ; Sir J. De Courcy Laffan, at St. Leonards, from Brighton ; Sir Beresford and Lady Macma lion, at their scat, Ferearry House, Tyrone, from Belvoir Park, the scat of Sir R. Bateson, M. P. ; air William and Lady Bridges, at their seat in Kent, from a tour of the water ing places; Lady Isabella Blachford, at Cheltenham, from her mansion at Cowes, Isle of Wight; the Earl and Countess of Verulam, at Gorhambury, Herts, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Craven, at Coombe Park, near Coventry; the Hon. William and Lady Barbara Ponsonby, from a visit to the Countess of Newburgh ; Lady Hippisley, at Bath, from Stone Easton ; the Right Hon. Thomas Spring Rice, on a visit to the Earl of Limerick, at South Hill Park, Berks, from Chipping Norton ; the Countess of Ashburnham, at the seat of her son, Ashburnham House, Battle, Sussex ; Lord Loftus, at Dublin, from Loftus Hall, Wexford; Mr. and Lady Caroline Maxwell, at Islandmore, Limerick, from Gar hally Park, Loughrea, the seat of .the Earl of Clancarty ; Sir Francis and Lady Shuckburgh, at Worthing, from Brighton ; Lord and Lady Mahon, at Gunton Park, on a visit to Lord and Lady Suffield, from a visit to Sir Robert Peel, at Drayton Manor, Staffordshire ; the Dowagar Duchess of Roxburgh and Lieut.-Colonel O'Reilly, at Kingstown, from a tour of visits; the Earl of Aberdeen, at Drayton Manor, on a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Peel, from Belvoir Castle, the seat of the Duke of Rutland ; the Earl of Fin gall, at Dublin, from Killeen Castle, Meath ; Lady Caroline Neeld, on a visit to the Earl of Shaftesbury, at St. Giles House, Dorset, from Warwick Castle, Warwickshire. The Duke of Sussex has not left town during the recess. Lord Frederick and Lady Augusta Gordon, who have taken possession of the apartments belonging to the State housekeeper in Kensington Palace, have joined the dinner parties which his Royal Highness has given during the holidays. Tile Countess Granville has commenced her weekly balls, on Friday evenings. The soiree on Friday last was very brilliant. The Marquis and 'Marchioness of Hastings arc dispensing their hospitalities at Donnington Park, Ashby-de la- Zouch. Lord and Lady Clanw•illiam are entertaining the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, and a select party, at their seat near Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The Earl and Countess of Surrey are entertaining a select circle at Littleharapton. Among the visitors are the Duko of Richmond, Lady Caroline Lennox, Countess of Newburgh, Earl of March, Lord A. Lennox, Lord Edward Howard, Lord Fitzallan, Lord Bernard Howard, A c e, The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey's Party at Beatyksert during the Christmas holidays consisted of Lord Brougham, Lord Cadogan, brother to the Marchioness, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord George Paget, the Comptroller of the Household, Captain B)ng and Lady Agnes Byng, Captain F. Paget, M.P. The Lord Chancellor has arrived at 13 rutou-street, from Sherborne Castle, the seat of the Noble and Learned Baron's relative, Earl Digby. The Marquis of Tic Held arrived at Harcourt House on Monday, from \Velbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, where the noble family of Bentinck has assembled during the holidays. Lord Aberdeen has arrived, on a visit to Sir Robert Peel, at Drayton Manor, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Harewood, at Harewood, Yorkshire; Lord tiadde, his Lordship's eldest son, is at present in Athens. The Marquis of Douro has arrived at Apsley House from Belvoir Castle. The Duke of Wellington is expected at Apsley House on Monday next, from the seat of Sir Ro bert Peel, Drayton Manor. The Countess of Lincoln is considerably improved In health. The Earl and Countess have left Park-lane for Leamington. His Excellency Count Munster, formerly Hanove rian resident Minister in London, has been appointed by King Ernest of Hanover Chancellor of the Guelphie order. Sir William Woods has resigned the Secretaryship to the Order; he will be succeeded by a Hanoverian nobleman. Lord Henry Russell has been compelled, in conse quence of his late accident, to retire for the present fi-om active service, and another Lieutenant has been appointed to the Melville ship of the hue ( Hon. Captain Richard Saunders Dundas) in his Out). The Earl of Harewood completed his 70th year on Christmas-day, A concert of sacred music was performed At Harewood-house, before the visitors and company, ohioitY consisting of the Earl's relatives, his children, and eighteen of his grand-children, Tuesday a splendid ball was given to the household, and dancing was kept up with mirth and gaity to a late hour. The farmers and tenantry hire partaken of the Earl's generosity, and have boon entertained according to custom with the old English fare" for which Harewood house is so famed. Sprothorough, the seat of Sir Joseph Copley, in Yorkshire, h as b een t h e scene o f touch festivity during the holiday!. A numerous party partook of the worthy Bar o n e t, L or d an d L a d y H ow i ek, d aug h ter of Sir Joseph', were prevented by the cur t a il ment o f t h e Parlia mentary rece ss f rom j o i n i ng t h e party. M r. and Lady Char l es De Copley are on e visit to the E ar l o f Yarboroucrh Manhy Brigg. the hoipitalities of Sir Charles and Lady Aldis gare an evening party at their houv in Old Burlington-street, St. James's, on Wed neiday last, which was very numerously attended. The com pany did not separate till a late hour. The fashionable parties in the country, on the ere of repairin g to town , are i n some instances bloc k e d up by the snow. Th e D u k e o f D evonshire, who has b een e joying the soci e ty o f a f ew se l ect friends, is detained in the country from t hi s cans: . who were 4 a 4Y I Is fP9 . 0 !1 1 4 LPN it iss ring lUc cVfiVP4 yes terday afternoon at their fesidpen in Downing -street from South:l24i Park t I arks, the feat, quit, gol of Limerick. The Counters of Chesterfield ib slowly i m proving in health. A tour in the South of EuroFe has" been recom mended, for her complete restoration. At Hastings, on Christmas Day, the Board of Guardians gaN4 to all the Nor iqr94lpw the Union Work house a good 'dinner'Of 'roast bee'r and pium:pndding; with 4 pint of porter to each titian and woman;—.4right4 Gazette, iItELAND. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN T UESDAY , E VENING. SECOND MEETING OF MR. O'CONNELL'S CONSTITUENTS. —(THIS DAY.) The second meeting of Mr. O'Connell's constituents, con vened for the purpose of taking into consideration an address to Her Majesty, and a report upon poor-ilaws, prepared by Committee.—At.rx. SEATON, Esq., was moved to the chair. Mr. O'CostsEt.t, then rose, an d a l lu d ed to the groat impor tance of the meeting of the day before, and e.specially to the speech of Mr. Conway, the painter, who had stated, that some years ago, in his trade, a subscription of 3s. 3d. a-week, was collected, as a slating rent for paying men to beat those who offended them, by breaking these regulations. He also intimated his intention to call a meeting of the employers. Mr. P. PuncEta. addressed the meeting on the same sub ject. He said that on accouut of his situation as Chairman on the day before, he could not have expressed his opinions on the subject. From what had transpired on that day, he must say that his opinion was confirmed that there was a most atro cious combination among the working men. He called upon the trades to give up the misguided and imprudent men who had appeared as their leaders. If they could not abolish, at least they would mitigate the evil. Mr. E. BiTu.nst then read an Address to her Majesty, which had been prepared by the Committee, thanking her for retaining the present Ministry in office. Mr. Bullen then moved that it should be adopted. Mr. O'CONNELL rose to second the motion. Tlitit admirable address would show the real sentiments of the peo pie of Ireland towards the present Ministry. He hoped it would be numerously signed, and that similar Addresses should be adopted through all Ireland. The address was then adopted. Mr. O'CONNELL then moved that the Trades' Union should be requested to obtain signatures for it in the usual way. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. O'CostsiELL then moved the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Bullen. The motion was carried by acclammation. Mr. O'CONNELL then said they would come to the Report of the Committee on the intended Poor Law Bill, drawn up by Mr. Staunton, who,was favourable to the principle of a Poor Law. He (Mr. O'Connell) leas of diametrically op posite nn opinion. He briefly explained his reasons for being opposed to the principle. But they were not then to con sider the principle, since the Ministry had introduced a Bill on the subject, end it was that Bill they had then to consider. The details of that Bill was their business; and it was on these details that the report was drawn up. Mr. Peacam, asked Mr. O'Connell if it were still his in. intention to move the postponement of the intended Poor Law measure for six months, upon the second reading of the Bill. Mr. O'CONNELL said that Sir Charles Styles had such a t motion upon the books, and if he moved it, he (Mr. O'Con nell) would support Lim. But if Sir Charles Styles did not move it, he would then move it himself.—(Cheers.) Mr. PURCELL said, that was a most satisfactory answer. For it would be seen by the public, from the able report about to be read, that the Mil was most unsatisfactory, and it passed many evils would flow from it. Hie was favourable to a Poor law for the support of the aged, the maimed and the helpless, but to such a measure as the intended one he never could consent. Mr. RAY then read the following report upon the Poor.law Bill : REPORT OF TIIE COMMITTEE ON POOR LAWS. The Committee appointed to consider the provisions of the Bill now before Parliament, purporting to be a Bill for " the more effectual relief of the Poor of Ireland," have agreed to the following Report: The 2d and 115th sections of the Bill confer powers on one individual, extending to a greater variety of objects, and affecting interests of deeper moment and complexity, than ever engaged the attention of any body of persons charged with the execution of public duty in Ireland. This single indi vidual can require the attention of all such persons as he may think fit to call before him, upon any matter connected with the objects, or purposes, or the execution of the provisions of this Bill; and to make inquiries, require returns, and adminis ter oaths. He can require the production upon oath of books, contracts, agreements, accounts, maps, plans, sur veys, valuations, or writings. He can controul the admi nistration of relief, suspend or alter orders, delegate powers, and revoke them ; order the payment of the ex penses of witnesses, or other expenses connected with the execution of the Act, form unions or dissolve and alter them ; divide unions into electoral districts ; determine and alter the number of Guardians ; appoint Guardians in case of non election ; dismiss Guardians, and order others to be elected ; appoint paid officers, and remove them " without any sugges tion or oomplaint, in that behalf, from the Guardians." In him will be vested every House of Industry, Work-house, and Foundling-hospital, within the limits of a Union, with all lands, tenements, and herediaments, and real property, and chattles real, of and belonging thereto. lie .may build, or cause to be built, a work-house in any Union, not provided with one ; or he may purchase or hire any building or buildings for the purpose of being used as a workhouse ; or he may alter and enlarge same, as he may deem most proper. lie may also purchase or hire any land not exceeding twelve acres impe rial measure, to be occupied with such work-house. He may order Guardians to assess, raise and levy, such sum or sums of money for the purposes of the Act as he may think fit. He may sell work-houses, and the lands, tenements, and hereditaments connected therewith, as he shall think fi'. Parish Wardens arc to be appointed, who shall perform such duties as he may prescribe. He may visit and regulate every hos pital, asylum, infirmarsedispensary, nnendieity, or other charitable institution, not wholly supported by voluntary contributions. On a requisition from a majority of Guardians lie may order the levying and raising of such sums as he may think neces sary, to be applied to conducting o r ass i s ti ng t h e em i gration of poor persons to British Colonies, and defraying the ex penses connected therewith. He may appoint persons to levy rates where a Board of Guardians shall not be acting. l i e ma y appoint professional surveyors to estimate the valtle o f premises, and order the payment of the expenses out of a separate rate, or make them a charge on the general rates. H e may appoint Returning-officers (with such assistants as t h e y may deem necessary) to superintend the election of Guardians, and every person returned by such officers shall be deemed duly elected. He may order Guardians to make contracts relating to the maintenance, clothing, lodging, employment or relief of the poor; but such contracts will be invalid if not conformable to his orders. Finally, he may appoint Auditors of Accounts: with all these powers one Commissioner will be invested "while acting in Ireland." There is just one exception ;—he win not have authority to make " general rules." The ex press words of the 115th section are " One Commissioner, while acting there (that is in Ireland), shall have the same poser as is by this Act given to the Board of Commissioners, except the powers to make general rules " The ease it ap pears is to be different, as far as regards England and Wales, There, one man cannot exercise all these various and mo mentous prerogatives. Your Committee cannot see the wisdom or justice of making so great a distinetion between the two divisions of the Empire. In the lielth Section it is de. dared that, "The duties of the Commissioners may be g reatly increased, b y reason of the provisions of this Act ;" and powers are accordingly givett to her Majesty to appoint a feu, tit Commissioner, Your Commiteee believe that these duties till be enormously en creased, and that there must alwaya ho difficulties and responsibili t i es connected with the administration o f Poor-lava in Ireland of sufficient intricacy and m agnitude, to demand the undivided attention of a se parate Board of Commissioners. Your Committee are de cidedly of opinion that a separate Board least ought to be charged with the management of the Irish poor, and that it ou ght to consist of membere long acquainted with the affairs of this country, known to her people, and pesessing their full confidence. The proposed arrangement is one under which it will be utterly impossible (s e e your Committee are con vinced) to render justice either to England or Ireland. The next "ctiert Claiming the attention ()flour Committee, i s the jeitit, which has a proviso, declarjnM persons who are in holy orders, or wh o are regular ministers of any religious de nomination, itieliale to act as guardians. Your Qovonlittee can account for tg e introduction of such a prosiZiail in no other way than by ascribing it to entire ignortmaa of Ireland, or total disregard of Irish feeling. It is the qinion of your Committee that amongst the clergy Qf tul denominations are to be found many individuals highly qualified to administer a, paarclaw for Ireland, mid that without their co-operation no such law can be administered with efficiency or satiAution to the people at large. The 23 d estotitsn appoints Justices of the Peace (not stipendiail magistrates, assistant barristers, or clergymen) as 0-officio guardians of the poor. Fiero agiiin or C deem the Bill objectionable, Justices of the y Pe u ace ommittee should, they think, be eligible to be elected like other classes of rate payers; hut no more, It is true the section limits their num ber to one-third of the elected guartliens, and gives the single Commissioner a power, not before noticed, which is that of "postponing, for such time as he shall see fit, the period at which they .shall be permitted to act." A less invidious, and altogether preferable course, would, 03 your Committee think, be, to leave them to the suffrwes fef the ratepayers. if ma gist•ates ought t o b e admitta to exercise any pow er a t t h e Board of Guntatianis in virtue merely of their office, it ought, as yotir Committee think, bo limited as it is in the case of the Commissioners themselves, and their assistants, to the right of attending every Board and taking a share in the di3cussions, hut not of influencing the decisions by a vote. The 47th Section appeare to your Committee to be one of the most inepoeteu t a the entire. It is that which warrants the levyin g of money for purposes of emigretiars, A period may arrive when the populaton of Ireland will outgrow its means of subsistence ; bet that it is far distant your Com. i tni ',t" are thoroughly persua d e d . Th ere are portions of Ire 'a"iq Which the inhebitanta arc this times more dense ' than in others, and yet these are by no means the places in which there is the greatest prevalence of distress. In Louth there is an inhabitant to an acre and a half. In Armazh an inhabitant to less than an acre and a quarter tins in other districts, including tracts so fertile ;ers Meath, there is not an inhabitant to even; thsee acres. ht the population of I , Tiand wve so 'dense, universally, as in Louth and Armagh, its population would be ten or eleven 161,tio.La instead of 8,000,000. Without greater. T:xesswo than there is upon aubeigenc% ilt At4.epih, the population of Ireland 14ttit increase so nearly 14,000,000 ; yet the average value of land in Armagh is not up to the standard of Tipperary, where there is not an inhabitant for every two tierce. On the cultivated acres of such comities as Weety,ieao,`WC,eferds Waterford, and Wieldv, ti ere, 'a only en - inhabitant Tor every three acre, tlititigh' the asireitg,'?."V a l ue the lard above the of Ira' and. Meath and Down are aboet era l ' . l; •o f the num et cultivated acres, the auportority being; with Meath. The laud in Meath is, besides, of higher esti mated value than that of Down. Yet there were in Down In 1831, 3.52,000 inhabitants, while in Meath there were only 177,000; that is to say, Meath had one half the inhabitants of Down, though it is larger and considerably more fertile than that county. In the time of Primate Boulter, or above a century ago, the mania of emigration was more Frevalsnt than it has been known at any period of Irish history ; and yet the population , at that period was six mil lions less than its present amount. The people then thought that they would be starved if they remained in the land of their fathers. Yet we see it has been proved by experience that it was practicable to quadruple their numbers, without the opening of any new means of existence I than the still undeveloped resources of Ireland. In 1819 the opinion of Mr. Nimmo received the sanction of a Parliamen tary Committee—that the reclaiming of the wastes of Ireland would provide for an additional agricultural population of two millions. In the same year the same Parliamentary Commit tee declared it as their opinion, that there is an " immense amount of land in Ireland easily reclaimable, and convertible to the production of grain, without limit, for exportation." Under these circumstances, your Committee can have no diffi culty in coming to the conclusion, that Ireland is not yet thrown upon whatever resource emigration may supply, and that its territory should not be taxed to sustain any enlarged or systematic exportation of its inhabitants to the British Colonies. Judging by the increase of population in latter years, it would require emigration to the extent of a hun dred thousand souls annually, to keep down the numbers to the present amount, and the allegation is, that even now the inhabitants of the country are far too numerous. To ship off 100,000 inhabitants a year, could not require an expenditure short of 800,0001. to 1,000,000/. sterling annually. Your Committee would hesitate to approve of an outlay to that amount, or any considerable amount derivable solely from the resources of Ireland, subject as they are to a perpetual drain from absentee rents and remittances to the British exchequer. If there were to be no other consideration than that, it would be placed under the control of a single officer commissioner, as is proposed by a board wholly English, and little acquainted with the circumstances of Ireland. But your Committee, feel ing and knowing that there are still means of providing for additional agricultural population of 2,000,000, by a reclama tion of waste lands alone, and being fully convinced that the Parliamentary Committee of 1819, were perfectly justifiable in their estimate of the " immense" amount of land in Ireland, convertible to the production of grain for exportation, can not admit that under any management, or by means of any funds derivable solely front Ireland, any enlarged or method.scd plan of emigration, could with utility or justice be carried into effect. If millions are to be raised on the rates of Ireland, to provide newliications for the poor, your Committee would recommend that they should be applied, not to the re clamation of wastes abroad, but the reclamation of wastes at home. Of emigration considered with reference to its effect on the increase of population, your Committ , :e hold opinions different from those manifestly entertained by the school of economists, front which this bill in the major part of its pro visions, has emanated, and who will, according to present appearances, be the persons chiefly employed in giving it effect. If 100,000 souls had in every year for the last ten years been shipped off from Ireland, at the cost of 1,000,0001. each year, your Committee doubt much, whether there would be now one human being less in the country, notwithstanding the expenditure of 10,000,000/. sterling on the process. Emigration in certain circumstances only operates, as your Committee believes, in stimulating population. It is a curious and instructive fact of Spanish history that in the original rush of the population to South America these provinces, such as Cantabria, Navarra, Asturias, and the Mountains of Burgos, from which the greatest numbers emigrated, remained still the most populous, and af forded the best opportunities of recruiting the armies. The 4Sth Section prohibits the application of money raised under the Act to the relief of the destitute poor in any other manner than that expressly mentioned in it—that is, in any other way than that provided by a workhouse. Your Com mittee are of opinion that it is not expedient to confine relief to the workhouse in all seasons and circumstances. They would recommend a discretionary power to be conferred on the Guardians ; at least for the seasons of the year in which die tress is most prevalent, or to be exercised with reference to the sick, or to the extent of granting to each individual, being the head of a family, a limited succour in food or money. The 67th to the 74th sections inclusive refer to the rates under the Bill, and the proportion in which they shall affect all per sons connected with rateable tenements,. The 69th section exempts all persons whose rent shall not exceed a/. Your Committee are of opinion that the seeming indulgence ex tended to these persons will in practice be nugatory, and that if it were not so, it would be inexpedient on the grounds of that public policy which seeks to lighten fiscal burthens by spreading them over as great a por tion of society as possible. Occupiers, your Committee think, are entitled to a great indulgence, by reason of the rents to which they are generally subject in Ireland, and the employment which is derivable solely from their iudustry and outlay. By the 70th se c tio n , a ll occupiers save those wh ose rent is under 5/., are subjected to one. ,elf the proposed rate, whether their holding be profitable or unprofitable. By the same section they are r en d ere d li a bl e to twice the rite of the owner of the soil, though their interest may be only half his interest. Supposing a tenement to he let for 1001. a year, and to be worth to the occupant :sOl. more, by reason of capital expended, and to be subject altogether to 121. a year poor-rates, the occupant's share of the burthen would be in the first place 6/. as occupier, and secondly, 2/. more, lse ins the same (according to the wording of the section) w hi c h bears " to one-half the rate p a id by him;the same proportion as the rent paid by him bears to the nett annual value." This your Committee cannot but pronounce monstrously unjust. Your Committee are of opinion that all occupiers having no interest, that is holding at rack rents, are equitably entitled to a total exemption from rates, and that the burden should as much as possible be thrown upon the rents and upon the landlords. The 74th section is a very important one. It is to be observed that the occupier is to be the payer of the whole rate in the first instanu. It is proposed to permit him to deduct portions of it sub equently from the rent claimable by the landlord. This 74th section contains a provision that he shall be entitled to no de ductioneexeept the residue of the gale of rent next accruing due after the time of payment of the rate be first paid. If the rate become payable on the 26th of March, no landlord need suffer a shilling of it to be deducted until the payment of the last farthing of the residue of the next September gale. The hanging gale therefore must be paid, and all arrears of rent paid, and a gale still to become due paid before an occupier can be entitled, under this clause of the Act, to deduct one shilling of a rate already advanced from his rent. Your Com mittee submit that in a country in which there is generally en outstanding gale, and in which an usual habit of the pro prietary has been since the war not to give the tenant relief in the form of a specified reduction of his rent, but by suffer ing arrears to accumulate from year to year, this must be a source of great hardship, and in many instances of op pression, In the same section mortgagers are altogether exempted from the payment of any portion of the rate. This your Committee eannot but regard as unjust towards the land lords, who aro supposed to pay over to that class of persons three taillions a year, or about one-third of the entire annual rental of Ireland. The framers of this Bill regard it as a measure of police, and assume that it will be contributory to the general advancement of Ireland. Viewing it in this light, your Committee cannot see with what consistency they exempt from its burthens a body of persons, the value of whose great stake in the country must share in its vicis situdes, wheths4 they be for good or evil ; at the same time your Committee cannot conceal from themselves the ex treme difficulty of making such an arrangement for the taxa tion of mortgagees as shall not create a stimulant to that class of persons to call in the mortgage money at a point, par ticularly when from the operation of the Poor-law it would be most difficult to find other persons disposed to lend their ca pital upon such a taxed security, and that thus ruin may be produced to a great extent amongst the Irish landed pro prietors. Mr. O'CONNELL rose to move the adoption of the report'; it was admirably written. It pointed out every thing dangerous and bad in the intended measure. They were to recollect that it was drawn up by Mr Staunton, a gentleman who had paid the deepest attention to the subject, and who, though favour able to the principle, saw all the errors of the intended mea sure. He (Mr. O'Connell) thought he had been badly treated in this measure. The promoters of the Bill had given up their own projoets. He had pointed out these errors to them, but the answer he got was that he had been opposed to them.—( Hear, bear.) He was then against the Bill which threw upon the poor occupier the bur then which the landlord should bear. This Bill taxed the men who are at home employing the people, and spares the absentees who carry their rent out of the country. This was a bonus upon absenteeism. Every friend of Ireland wished for a tax upon absentees, but the Government were going to give us a tax upon residents.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. Nicholl says 31.2,000/. will pay all the expense of a Poor Law, though in fact, twice, or three times the number of persons ho calcu lated upon would have to be provided . for. He (Mr. O'C.) would assert it would require at least 1,000,0001. to meet the expenses—wero the occupiers in Ireland rich enough to spare another million ? He was unable to amend the Bill in the House of Commons, for the Ministers would not listen to him. --(Hear, hear.) He would declare it there solemnly, that it was vain to hope that the Bill would be improved in Parliament, unless the people universally petitioned ; and to effect this he would move that Mr. Ray should be instructed to send a copy of the Weekly Register, or Weekly Freeman—to every parish priest In Ireland—to show them what sort of a Bill it was. The Poor-law Commis sioners would have a greater power over property than the owner himself. He also objected to excluding the Clergy from being Guardians. It was a fallacy to suppose that the Catholic and Protestant Clergy could not co-operate in works of charity. In the Alendicity in Dublin they had been work ing together for years in the best spi r i t , a:l d t h at they would mike the best possibli_! Guardians of the Poor he was convinced. The relief given by the Bill was the smallest possible. Hus-- - band and wife were separated, and each cf them were shut up iv, a priton, and this was called relief. It W 43 purely a penal separation, too, adopted to prevent people from availing them selves of the measure. It had teen, said that relief out of workhouses would bring on the evils of the old English sys tem„-solt would hut it would still, be better than the pro, poked a717 - iylorti, At present the farmers, it was true, sttpy,o:ted the 17: chor, but they supported them in kind, whi,cla-they were able to give out of their own additipnal, labourS: Taking it in money would bo so much oC a pecuniary outlay, while the present mode 4earcely felt. Forced taxes for. the Im.9N "*.ro,Yed voluntary efmrity, too, the wy moment Ciey sere, levied. People satisfied theui\selvc\s wiith giving what t t liey, were forced to g:iycl, kb, K . Imisexable Cold improved subsistence tc‘, A c\". o the p,..por this burden wes then to be t t he people of Ireland. To the really destitute he would give relief, and to those suffering under anoli r disease he would also give relief, because no man would break his leg to get into a workheu.ie. But one inch farther he would not go. He would then. suggest that the Report should be adopted by the meeting; and he would send the papers to the clergy with the Report in them at his own expense, as there was no fund to meet the outlay. Mr. O'Connell concluded by moving the adoption of the Report. A man, who gave his name as John Murray, wlo said he had just returned to Ireland, after an absence of twenty years, addressed the meeting upon the subject of Pour-laws in a rambling speech of half a n h our . The Rev. Mr. O'MALt.tty then spoke on, the same stthjeet at some length. He regretted that the Report had not edit d for a larger quantity of land than twelve acres to be given to each workhouse. He thought the Commissioners required all the powers vested in them for the proper• discharge of their duty; and he finally protested against a call being made for out-door relief. The meeting shortly after separated. , ACCOMMODATION FOR COM:i l iac? - CIAL MEN, COUNTRY MANUFACTUREtS, DEALERS, &c., FREQUENTING LONDON, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,_llaving occasion to visit London at least four tim es a year, and to remain in it for about ten days each time it has often occurred to me as somewhat remarkable ; tliat this age of improvement, no spirited person or company should have thought of erecting or fitting up an extensive establishment in a central part of the metropolis, for affording to commerci a l men, manufacturers, d ea l ers , shop-keepers, &c., from the country, comfortable and respectable lodgings, at a moderate charge. I feel persuaded that such an establishment, if pro_ perly conducted, would soon attract such abundant patronage as would secure to its proprietors a liberal return for the capital invested. Suppose such an establishment to contain 250 bedrooms, one large and commodious coffee-room, and a sufficient num ber of private parlours, or sitting rooms; and suppose the excellence of the aecornodation, and the moderation of the charges to be such as to attract to it a constant overflow of guests—of which I think there could not be a doubt--is it not obvious that a desideratum, of no common importance, would thus he attained, viz., the bringing together in one common f'.: , cus, even from the ends of the earth as it were, the prce.lueer and the purchaser. Almost every person who, like myself, has frequently to visit London on business, complains of the charges made in what may be called the commercial inns, and not unfre'quently of the accommodations which they afford. The rapacity of waiters, chambermaids, &c., in these houses Iles often been loudly complained of; and at first view of the subject there ap pears to be but too much reason for dissatisfaction. But how stands the matter? Why in, almost every such house: the servants have to pay their masters nearly as much for their places as they draw from those who think they are handsomely treating their attendants. I put up in a ratio r well freqnented house in the centre of the city_ a house which has been very extensively advertised as affording good and cheap accommo dation to dealers, &c. from the country. Now in this house I am charged Is. 9d. for breakfast, Is. 6d. for bed, &c., and the servants expect from Is. 3d. to Is. 6d. daily among them but how.much of this amount do you think their generous employer allows them to retain ? Why each of the two Waite N pays a guinea a week fur his place ; and for each bed tb'at is made, down the chailLermaid has to pay threepe,nc.' e , and further to divide the remainder with her assistants ! • • You will not wonder that these servants complain loudly of such avari cious conduct, especially as they are conscious at in addition to his otherwise large profits, their master thus pockets 2501. a year. Clad shall Ibe to hoar that a com:pa-:,y has been formed for the purpose of assuring to the NA;c such a temp orary home in L on d on as w ill furnish them - with all the necessary comforts of life, on fair and eqe.;tal - :1 0 terms, and on such a scale as will enable hundreds t-,ei v ieet on the same spot without inconveuience. That such an establishment has not been long ere now formed, has mos,',. probably arisen from the difficulty of obtaining suitable premises in the city ; but now when so many new streets are being laid off, no such obstacle can stand in the way. Do pray, Sir, call the attention of your readers to this jest ; they are very numerous, and among them there must be many who would benefit by such an establishment. Among them also may be found some enterprising individual who will set about carrying the schem e i nto e ff ect. am, Sir, your Constant reader, A COUNTRY DEALER. City, Jan. 8. ONEY MARKET. THURSDA r EVENING, —Little attention seems to have been bestowed in the city on the fact, which is nevertheless, a curi ous and remarkable one, that in pursuance of the notice given in Tuesday night's Gazette, all purchases on account of tina sinking fund have now cessed. Thus of,lNolueghPfiotrt'sthr:uinotnedg measure in 1786 not a vestige remains, alh interval of 52 years since that time we 'slave never been wholly without some capital, however small in amount, which was destined to the redemption of the national debt. The old fallacy of borrowing, or employing funds originally borrowed for such a purpose, lasted till 182 D, since when only the actual surplus of rever.ue, or what professed to be so, has been employed kr that purpose. It thee neces sarily became of a variable instead of a.fixed amount, and the expenditure being equal to, or greater- than, the national in come, it sinks, as a matter of course, to nothing. The amount has long been so much diminished as to have lost all influence upon the transactions of the Stock Exchange, and for the last quarter did not exceed 5001 daily. A revival of the sinking fund will take place, under the exissing arrangements, in the event of there being any surplus revenue ; but the prospects of that are so slender, that it is generally presumed that we may now take a final leave of it. The great calamity which has befallen the city, in the de struction of the Royal Exchange, of course occupied the general attention, hut did not lead to a suspension of business to the degree that many persons would be inclined to an ticipate. The activity shown in providing means for over coming the difficulty in which so many great establish.. mints ha 1 been involved was really wonderful, and it may be said, that although many individuals have been put to the greatest inconvenience, no transactions have been left undone which it was material to have performed. This is a quality which distinguishes all great trading communities, but its power cannot be known or under stood till it is called into action by an event like this. Had it been asked only yesterday whether it was possible to find a place at a few hours' notice for the business of the body of merchants of London who congregate on the Ex charge, with that of Lloyd's and the Royal ExchangeAasu ranee Company, without taking into the account the numerous trades and professions which occupy that quadrangle, it would have been decla re d w h o ll y out o f th e question. Yet the merchants at the Guildhall have not only hs mush space as they require, but have the • advantage of shelter from the weather, which they did not before possess, and £0 admirable is even the position of the building for this purpose, that by this time to-morrow every merchant or broker, or trader of any kind, will find the whole so arranged that he may expect to meet with the same faces in the same corresponding situa dons with the points of the compass as before. The. only objection is its not being so central to the city, but that is generolly allowed to be of very tritline. moment. The light is not so good in the Gni ld hall, and in that respect the Corporation were same what unprepared, but by to-morrow there will' be no complaint of that description. In the London Tavern the sub scribers to Lloyd's are likely very soon to have all the arrange ments suitable for their purpose, though, in point of situation, that is hardly so good as could be desired. In the house in Lombard -street, formerly the banking-house of Esdaile and Co., the Royal Exchange Assurance Company, if they sue_ coed in occupying it, will be even better off than before, as their offices ovor the Exchange were far from convenient, or well adapted to so large a business With respect to the books and papers destroyed, the injury is much less than could have been supposed, and this is the great consolation. in the estimation of the merchants, which has attended this( ilimity ; a new building is easily erected, but the records'of some of these great Public Institutions could not in any way. have been replaced.— Times. Mrt. StiEt L.—We are gratified to learn that this distinguished gentleman has arrived in town, for the purp ose o f attending the great n a ti ona l b anquet ou Thursday next._ Dublin Morning Register. That admirable Englishman, the Rev. Horace Cholmandeley has again come forward with the spirited con. tribution of 1001. to the O'Connell Compensation Fund.— Pilot. DONCASTER RACES.—The nominations closed on Monday night at York, London, and Newmarket, except for those stakes which remain open till the last day of March next, for reasons already mentioned. The total number for the next St. Leger is sixty-nine ; for the Champagne twenty-five and for the Two y ear o ld s n i neteen . Th e l overs o f the turf will be glad to perceive that the plan suggested last year by Mr. Charles Greville, with respect to the time of closing the no minations for the St. Leger in future, has been already re markably successful. The total nominations for this splendid race for 1839 present the extraordinary number of one him dred and seventeen subscribers. The Park Hill Stakes (for fillies) for 1839 numbers seventeen. This stakes, it is confi dently expected, will be much increased another year, when the fact of its existence has become more generally known. It may be necessary to state that this stakes (formerly the filly stakes), derives its name from the circumstance that Park Hill was the residence of the late Colonel St. Leger, the originator of the race which bears his name—the same as the Oaks is that of the Earl of Derby. For the present year the nomina tions are perfectly satisfactory. But those for 1839 will rex), der the meeting of such a character as completely to ecli- e se all its predecessors. We have on former occasions pointed attention to the feet, that several noblemen and gentlemen were desirous of increasing the popularity of the Doncaster meetings ; and in doing so, we also mentioned the necessity of the Town Council cordially seconding their wishes. Ti m former have fully and satisfactorily verified their intentions ; and we trust that, in the part of the latter, a correspondin spirit will be readily manifested.—Doncaster Gazette. On Mondays a public examination. of the chili: i re n of the Welsh School 4 took place at the school-h ouse , in. gra y 's lon-road, in the presenCe of the Right. Rev. the Le:ed Bishop of st. Asaph, the Right Reverend the Lord Bishcr o of Llandfdr, the 13ov. John Jennings, Pre9endary of NNes'.llyinfiter . ,• V. T.; the Rev. Dr. Griffith, Chaplain to the ins,'...itution;:, and a vey respectable company of the governors and their ladioS; :• The right reverend prelutes who were so kind as to condudt4thes examination expressed theras o lv es highly gratified with the pr:lSoieney of the children in all the branches of their educa tion, particularly those which related to religious instruction; and all present testified unqualified approbation of their very neat, healthy, and orderly appearance.